Etymology 1

Etymology 2

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Maii terms

Alternative forms

• mmh, mnh

Etymology

OnomatopoeicCategory:English onomatopoeias#MMM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m̩ː]Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MMM

• Audio (Received Pronunciation):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MMM

• Audio (General American):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MMM

Interjection

mmmCategory:English lemmas#MMMCategory:English interjections#MMMCategory:English words spelled without vowels#MMMCategory:English terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter#MMMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MMMCategory:Pages with entries#MMMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MMM

1. (onomatopoeiaCategory:English onomatopoeias#MMM) An emotional expression of satisfaction.

   Mmm, this is a tasty pie!Category:English terms with usage examples#MMM

2. (onomatopoeiaCategory:English onomatopoeias#MMM) An expression used to show thought, reflection, or confusion.

   Mmm, I see what you mean.Category:English terms with usage examples#MMM

   • 2014 May 11, Ivan Hewett, “Piano Man: a Life of John Ogdon by Charles Beauclerk, review: A new biography of the great British pianist whose own genius destroyed him”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎, page R27:

     In his final years he [John Ogdon] gave an interview to an American journalist who noticed that “his handshake is a boneless fadeaway. His response to a lengthy anecdote from a close friend is likely to range from a non-committal ‘Mmmmmmm’ to a rare ‘Very interesting’.”

     Category:English terms with quotations#MMM

3. (onomatopoeiaCategory:English onomatopoeias#MMM) Used to represent an utterance that is muffled or spoken with a full mouth (also spelled "mmph").
4. (UKCategory:British English#MMM) Yes.
   • 1987, Withnail and I:

     Danny: Have you got any food?
     I: Mmm! As a matter of fact, got a saveloy.

     Category:English terms with quotations#MMM

     Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned

See also

• hmm

Etymology

OnomatopoeicCategory:Luganda onomatopoeias#MMM.

Interjection

mmmCategory:Luganda lemmas#MMMCategory:Luganda interjections#MMMCategory:Luganda terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter#MMMCategory:Luganda entries with incorrect language header#MMMCategory:Pages with entries#MMMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MMM

1. Used to signify that one is listening and understands

   — Omwana yeebase?
   — Mmm.

   — Is the child asleep?
   — Mm-hmm.

   Category:Luganda terms with usage examples#MMM

   — Leero twetaaga okusoma nnyo kubanga tulina ekigezo enkya.
   — Mmm, kituufu.

   — Today we need to study hard because we have an exam tomorrow.
   — Mm-hmm, that’s right.

   Category:Luganda terms with usage examples#MMM

Interjection

mmmCategory:Portuguese lemmas#MMMCategory:Portuguese interjections#MMMCategory:Portuguese terms with 3 consecutive instances of the same letter#MMMCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#MMMCategory:Pages with entries#MMMCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MMM

1. alternative form of hm